Review of Out of Africa (1985) by Mahmus — 25 Sep 2020
Imagine Titanic but boring and if Jack and Rose had no chemestry.
Meryl Streep and Robert Redford are both phenomenal actors, but while Streep gives a great performance, Redford looks like he doesn't want to be there, and it makes their relationship really boring to watch. He's quite good in some scenes, but most times his performance ruins any possible investment in the already pretty boring characters.
The film is well made. The cinematography is beautiful, the african ladnsacapes are gorgeous and it has great score. (There's some truly awful use of blue screen at the beginning though).
The opening shot of this film clearly inpired the opening shot from The Lion King. As in, it's literally the same shot. I was half expecting "The Circle of Life" to start playing. I could hear in my head.
The best scene was the plane scene. It was like a symphony of beautiful nature shots and a nice break from the boring romance. It reminded me of the star-gate sequence from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
It feels like a lesser David Lean epic. I don't know if it's the worst Best Picture winner, but it's probably one of the least interesting to sit through.
This review of Out of Africa (1985) was written by Mahmus on 25 Sep 2020.
Out of Africa has generally received positive reviews.
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